Icheon Ceramic Festival introduces visitors to celadon, white porcelain, buncheongware and other premium Korean ceramics along with various hands-on programs.

This includes uncovering ceramics and painting on ceramics, the most popular programs. The area is also well-known for hot springs that Joseon kings often visited.

The festival is held in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, and runs yntuk Sunday.

Admission and all programs are free of charge.

Visit www.ceramic.or.kr for information in Korean or English, or call the travel hotline at 1330 for more information.

Gochang Green Barley Fest

The Gochang Green Barley Field Festival is held every year from April 22 to May 15 in the green barley fields of Gochang-gun, North Jeolla Province.

The festival celebrates the region’s plentiful barley. Visitors can take part in activities such as making flutes out of barley and searching for hidden treasures in the barley fields. A visit to the festival is also a good opportunity to visit Seonunsan Provincial Park and Gochang Fortress.

Participation fees vary by program.

Call the travel hotline at 1330 for more information.

Horticulture Goyang Korea

First held in 1997, International Horticulture Goyang Korea has attracted over 6.2 million visitors so far.

The festival takes place at Ilsan Lake Park in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, until Sunday, with nearly 300 related organizations, groups and companies from 25 countries showcasing flowers and products made with flowers.